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'''Entitlement to Vote''' | '''Entitlement to Vote''' | ||
Each Member in good standing is entitled to one (1) vote on matters for determination by the Members. No other Person is entitled to vote on a matter for determination by the Members, whether at a General | Each Member in good standing is entitled to one (1) vote on matters for determination by the Members. No other Person is entitled to vote on a matter for determination by the Members, whether at a General Meeting or otherwise. | ||
==How | ==How do we set out proxy voting in our bylaws?== | ||
Under s 85 of the new Act, if proxy voting is allowed, the bylaws must provide for it. See below for an example provision for proxy voting: | Under s 85 of the new Act, if proxy voting is allowed, the bylaws must provide for it. See below for an example provision for proxy voting: | ||
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#The instrument appointing a proxy must be in the following form, or in any other form that the Board approves: | #The instrument appointing a proxy must be in the following form, or in any other form that the Board approves: | ||
''I, _____________________, of ____________________, hereby appoint ___________________, of ___________________, as my proxy to vote for me and on my behalf at the general meeting of ABC Society on the ____ day of _____, 20__, and at any adjournment thereof. | ==== ''I, _____________________, of ____________________, hereby appoint ___________________, of ___________________, as my proxy to vote for me and on my behalf at the general meeting of ABC Society on the ____ day of _____, 20__, and at any adjournment thereof. | ||
Signed at ____________ this ______ day of ________, 20__.'' | Signed at ____________ this ______ day of ________, 20__.'' | ||
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#A proxy must be received not fewer than 15 minutes before the time set for the start of a general meeting. | #A proxy must be received not fewer than 15 minutes before the time set for the start of a general meeting. | ||
#A proxy is only valid for the meeting for which the proxy is given, and any adjournment of that meeting. | #A proxy is only valid for the meeting for which the proxy is given, and any adjournment of that meeting. | ||
